Volume 1 Basic techniques and concepts Al-Harrasi, Ahmed editor. Hameed, Saif editor. Fatima, Zeeshan editor. Bhatia, Saurabh editor. Institute of Physics (Great Britain) publisher. text bibliography enk 2024 Second edition. monographic eng access 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). The recent advancements in biotechnology, particularly in the post-COVID era, are accelerating the pace of research and development in all areas of biological sciences. Thus, the aim and scope of this book is to clearly illustrate ideas on diverse ongoing cutting-edge advancements in the field biotechnology and current scenario across a wide subject spectrum. The chapters are presented in a manner to update and provide comprehensive knowledge for teachers, UG/PG students and research scholars, and it will serve some interest for the public. This textbook is comprehensive in scope and concise in approach and ensures vital information pertaining to the advancements in biotechnology. 1. History, scope and development of biotechnology / Gajala Deethamvali Ghousepeer, Prashant Anilkumar Singh and Ramendra Pati Pandey -- 2. Modern DNA science and its applications / Vijayshree S. Karankar, Sayani Saha, Reetika Tandon and Nidhi Srivastava -- 3. Introduction to genetic engineering / Sarika Bano, Isha Bansal, R. Joshma, Aanvi Goel, Tanuja Sarkar and Munindra Ruwal -- 4. Applications of stem cells in disease and gene therapy / Arshi Waseem and Syed Shadab Raza -- 5. Transgenic animals in biotechnology / Muskan Kumari, Abdullah Faizaan, Sneh Shalini and Anil Kumar. Scientists, researchers and practitioners in pharmaceutical biotechnology, biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals. specialized edited by Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Saif Hameed, Zeeshan Fatima, Saurabh Bhatia. "Version: 20240701"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. Ahmed Al-Harrasi is a professor of organic chemistry and the vice chancellor for graduate studies, research and external relations at the University of Nizwa. He obtained his BSc in Chemistry from SQU and his MSc and PhD in Organic Chemistry from Free University of Berlin as a DAAD-fellow. Then he received the Fulbright award in 2008 for postdoctoral research in Chemical Biology from Cornell University. He is a founder and chair of the Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center. He is a member of the Scientific Council of UNESCO. He was named on the list of top 2% Scientists for the last three years. He has authored over 800 scientific papers and more than 20 books and book chapters. He received the Order of Royal Commendation from His Majesty, The Sultan of Oman as an outstanding Omani individual for his remarkable contribution and active role in research. Saif Hameed is currently Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana (AUH). He has 70 peer-reviewed papers to his credit in international journals of repute, 26 book chapters and authored 9 books which include 4 from Springer-Nature and 1 from CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. He has supervised 6 PhD students and guided 25 UG & PG level students for their research projects. Zeeshan Fatima is currently Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana (AUH). She has 65 peer-reviewed papers to her credit in international journals of repute, 24 book chapters and authored 7 books including ones from Springer, Elsevier. She has supervised 5 PhD students and guided 25 UG & PG level students for their research projects. Saurabh Bhatia is an Associate Professor within the Natural and Medical Sciences Research Centre at the University of Nizwa, Oman. He has published 79 referred journal articles and written 94 book chapters. Dr Bhatia has also authored 10 books and is the Associate Editor on four international journals. Pharmaceutical biotechnology Pharmaceutical technology Bioengineering Biotechnology Technology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Biotechnology MEDICAL / Biotechnology RS380 .I587 2024eb QV 778 IN61 2024eb Release 24 2024 collection 9780750353823 9780750353816 https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5382-3 https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5382-3 Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. CaBNVSL 240801 20251030124829.0 9780750353823 eng